Thanks to Anthony for sending us the rainbow last night from Kingman Park.
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Photo by Joseph Mentzer
Yesterday we spoke about the bathroom situation (with some options in that link plus 9:30 Club) so this is a sight for many sore eyes. Thanks to Joseph for sending: “Restrooms for Protesters today! 7th & Constitution NW”
Photo by Doug Landry
Doug reports: “We’re set up with 2,320 pounds of ice (any other groups can come get some), free ice cold water and **three portapotties** at the corner of 16th and Eye, directly across from the AFL-CIO. Stop by!”
Have you seen any other locations? If so please let us know the locations. (more…)
Photo by Mary Ford
The reality
You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.
What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.
That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.
Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.
What your building is paying — and what it’s getting.
What the contract covers. What it doesn’t.
The markup problem most boards don’t know about.
Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)
815 V Street, NW
Another huge resource to add to our list – 9:30 Club!! Thanks to all who passed on their tweet:
“We will be open 1-6pm tomorrow as a safe space for protesters heading to/from marches. We will have water, restrooms, basic first aid, hand sanitizer, and outlets for phone charging. 10 people will be allowed in at a time, and masks/social distancing are required.“
via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Armed Carjacking and Kidnapping offense that occurred on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the 1200 block of Mount Olivet Road, Northeast.
At approximately 3:03 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect brandished two handguns and attempted to take the victim’s vehicle. The victim refused and fled the scene. The suspect then entered an establishment and held a second victim against their will. (more…)
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before The Honorable Callie Pigeon and Delilah Dentata are admonished to draw near.
Callie and Delilah, “Attorneys at Law”*, hereby summon you to a burlesque and variety “tribute” to crime, justice, and lovers of both!
courtesy AArrow Sign Spinners
From an email:
“As a Black Owned Business, Interactive Outdoor Solutions, aka AArrow Sign Spinners, wanted to show support for DC’s Historically famous black owned business as well as a cause that is deep to our hearts. Ben’s Chili Bowl survived the ’68 riots by boarding up their store front and spray painting ” Black Owned” across the plywood as did Lee’s Florists right down the block. These two businesses survived the riots of 68 and then were just a few of the businesses in the U Street area as the area was extremely slow to redevelop following the riots.
Be on the lookout AArrow Sign Spinners will be posted about DC with these BLM signs!”
…over the last number of nights. If she doesn’t treat these men and women well, then we’ll bring in a different group of men and women!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2020
Photo by Arpita Upadhyaya
Thanks to Arpita for sharing:
“… an alternate reality …
Hundreds of military guards descended into DC on Wed evening in buses, marched by peaceful protesters and into the police enclosures around the White House. Surreal, chilling and shocking. What is the military doing in DC?” (more…)
Thanks to Kim for sending from “Ingraham between 13th and Georgia NW will likely be closed for awhile”
From MPD:
“On Saturday, June 6, 2020, multiple First Amendment demonstrations are scheduled to occur in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be street closures and restrictions that motorists should take into consideration:
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking for the demonstrations from 5:00 am to 11:59 pm: (more…)